JAIPUR, Aug 17: The analysis of the data of cancer patients reported at the Bhagwan Mahaveer Cancer Hospital (BMCH) here between 2020 and 2024 has revealed an unusual and worrisome trend from figures pertaining to the Sanganer area of the state capital.
As per the hospital records from 2020 to 2024, 14,512 consecutive cancer patients reported at this premier super speciality hospital. Among them the male female ratio was 1.5 : 1.0 (Male : Female 3 : 2).
Of them, 23 patients came from the comparatively smaller region of the Sanganer area of the Pink City during the earlier mentioned four-year period. The unusual and worrisome part of the data is “very high preponderance of female patients”, said Dr Gopal Kabra, Director (Clinical), BMC Hospital.
Of the (23) patients from Sanganer, 15 were female. “Though 23 patientsis too small to arrive at a conclusion, it certainly gives a worrisome indicator to researchers and health administrators to explore the cause that selectively effecting the female population!” Dr Kabra said.
He said the Histopathology Department of BMCH is a centre approved for reporting histopathologically confirmed cases of cancer to the National Center for Disease Informatics and Research for ICMR’s Indian Cancer Registry.
Analysis of International Classification of Diseases (ICD) coded data of histopathologically confirmed cancer patients revealed comparative prevalence of five top types of cancer. This shows that a maximum of 31.55 per cent of the 14,512 patients were suffering from Lip, Oral Cavity and pharynx (ICD C00-C14), 14.90 per cent from Digestive Organs (ICD C15-C26), 12.17% from Breast Cancer (ICD C50), 11 % from Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs (ICD C30-C39) and a minimum of 8.19 per cent from Female Genital Organs (C51-C58).
About Sanganer area’s finding, Kabra said, “Recent reports suggested high pollution of the surface water bodies with toxic effluents from the textile and other industries in Sanganer municipal segment of Jaipur. This highly contaminated water is used extensively for growing green vegetables”.
“The very high preponderance of female (15 :: 8) patients from the locality has given rise a question, whether, the contaminating carcinogens in Sanganer are selectively effecting the female population
“There are known hormone disrupters in the contaminants. There are more hormone sensitive organs and tissues in the reproductive age group of females ; Is this the cause of female preponderance in Sanganer “, Dr Kabra wondered. (UNI)
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